EGYPT, HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.

Details

A GREEK BRONZE HORSE HEAD
EGYPT, HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
With mouth open, eyes recessed, lower part of upright ears preserved, with ridged mane and fleshy folds on the neck, with pottery core
1¾ in. (4.4 cm.) high

Provenance

The Groppi Collection, Switzerland; acquired in the 1920s-1940s.

Exhibited

Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, 2008, no. 65.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Exhibition catalogue, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, 2008, p. 120, no. 65.

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